Comments on: A Modest Proposition: Ensuring Equality Between Men and Women http://theminaretonline.com/2009/10/08/article6317 UT's News Source Since 1933 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:10:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alex http://theminaretonline.com/2009/10/08/article6317#comment-76 Alex Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:47:15 +0000 http://theminaretonline.com/?p=6317#comment-76 Can I buy you a drink, Sam? ;) Can I buy you a drink, Sam? ;)

]]> By: Casey http://theminaretonline.com/2009/10/08/article6317#comment-75 Casey Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:08:46 +0000 http://theminaretonline.com/?p=6317#comment-75 Shannon is right. She speaks for all of us women who can use our boobs to catalyze our way to a binge-filled night of inebriation. Shannon is right. She speaks for all of us women who can use our boobs to catalyze our way to a binge-filled night of inebriation.

]]> By: sam http://theminaretonline.com/2009/10/08/article6317#comment-74 sam Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:07:29 +0000 http://theminaretonline.com/?p=6317#comment-74 No. It isn't that I don't understand satire. I think this could have been written smartly- but it wasn't. It was half a page- and didn't say really, anything at all. I'm just saying its unacceptable to write in a style that you can't write in. No. It isn’t that I don’t understand satire. I think this could have been written smartly- but it wasn’t. It was half a page- and didn’t say really, anything at all. I’m just saying its unacceptable to write in a style that you can’t write in.

]]> By: El Train http://theminaretonline.com/2009/10/08/article6317#comment-73 El Train Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:40:59 +0000 http://theminaretonline.com/?p=6317#comment-73 Sam must have small boobies. Sam must have small boobies.

]]> By: craig http://theminaretonline.com/2009/10/08/article6317#comment-72 craig Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:24:31 +0000 http://theminaretonline.com/?p=6317#comment-72 So, when do I claim my prize for not only predicting the outrage from someone who doesn't understand satire, but that person acknowledging that they did not understand satire, yet posting it anyway? So, when do I claim my prize for not only predicting the outrage from someone who doesn’t understand satire, but that person acknowledging that they did not understand satire, yet posting it anyway?

]]> By: sam http://theminaretonline.com/2009/10/08/article6317#comment-71 sam Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:37:12 +0000 http://theminaretonline.com/?p=6317#comment-71 The third sentence in your article, “A Modest Proposition...” says that equality is key, especially between the sexes. Then you go on to mention how men and women are different. That’s fine, because they are. Men and women have different things to bring to the same table. It’s working together that makes us a success. Though throughout the entire article all that is mentioned is that women receive free drinks from “poor saps” because they have power. This power you speak of comes from what women have on their chests. First of all, you say that women use their bodies to get what they want, with what they want being free drinks. Of course, on a grander scale, since people don’t spend all of their time in bars and clubs, you insinuate that in life, women are always getting something for free just “for being women”. These “poor saps bringing offerings” of Jaeger bombs don’t have a nice conversation about movies and ideals planned, I’m sorry. They have something else in mind; and the women that show off their chests and accept these “free” liquid black-outs probably have the same thing in mind- and that isn’t any long term engagement. It’s completely out of the question to place all women under that category of stereotypical-female-in-little to no clothing-at a bar. Even women that do go to bars for a night out, there is no reason to strip them or anyone else of respect. What’s even more offensive, is that you ask women in a general way, “Might I propose women’s right to vote? Who really needs that anyway?” By saying “who really needs it”, you’re saying women don’t really need it. If you can say that voting is feckless, then it is feckless for everyone, not just for females. There are just as many jerk men out there that either don’t contribute anything to society and/or willingly take advantage of women as often as they can. It’s unfair to pick at women for accepting these said free drinks since the men that pay for these drinks are not being questioned at all. In the Bible, God gave Adam and Eve the ability to choose for themselves, and bestowed upon them free will. Eve took the first bite. Adam did not have to follow. I honestly don’t believe that an article combining free drinks, “boobies” and women’s suffrage could be amongst the pages of Florida’s top college newspaper. After noticing the comment about people not understanding satire, I thought of just posting the last sentence. Then I thought again. This wasn't a good attempt to be satirical- it was just sexist and made large generalizations. The third sentence in your article, “A Modest Proposition…” says that equality is key, especially between the sexes. Then you go on to mention how men and women are different. That’s fine, because they are. Men and women have different things to bring to the same table. It’s working together that makes us a success. Though throughout the entire article all that is mentioned is that women receive free drinks from “poor saps” because they have power. This power you speak of comes from what women have on their chests. First of all, you say that women use their bodies to get what they want, with what they want being free drinks. Of course, on a grander scale, since people don’t spend all of their time in bars and clubs, you insinuate that in life, women are always getting something for free just “for being women”. These “poor saps bringing offerings” of Jaeger bombs don’t have a nice conversation about movies and ideals planned, I’m sorry. They have something else in mind; and the women that show off their chests and accept these “free” liquid black-outs probably have the same thing in mind- and that isn’t any long term engagement. It’s completely out of the question to place all women under that category of stereotypical-female-in-little to no clothing-at a bar. Even women that do go to bars for a night out, there is no reason to strip them or anyone else of respect. What’s even more offensive, is that you ask women in a general way, “Might I propose women’s right to vote? Who really needs that anyway?” By saying “who really needs it”, you’re saying women don’t really need it. If you can say that voting is feckless, then it is feckless for everyone, not just for females. There are just as many jerk men out there that either don’t contribute anything to society and/or willingly take advantage of women as often as they can. It’s unfair to pick at women for accepting these said free drinks since the men that pay for these drinks are not being questioned at all. In the Bible, God gave Adam and Eve the ability to choose for themselves, and bestowed upon them free will. Eve took the first bite. Adam did not have to follow.
I honestly don’t believe that an article combining free drinks, “boobies” and women’s suffrage could be amongst the pages of Florida’s top college newspaper.

After noticing the comment about people not understanding satire, I thought of just posting the last sentence. Then I thought again. This wasn’t a good attempt to be satirical- it was just sexist and made large generalizations.

]]> By: craig http://theminaretonline.com/2009/10/08/article6317#comment-68 craig Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:09:49 +0000 http://theminaretonline.com/?p=6317#comment-68 And cue the outrage from those who don't understand satire.... And cue the outrage from those who don’t understand satire….

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